Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Senate Hearing Puts Immigration Focus on Border Security Issue

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A newly naturalized American citizen takes a picture with her certificate of citizenship after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, NY, Friday, April 19, 2013. In 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services oversaw the naturalization of over 763,000 citizens, and over 84,000 in the New York District alone.

A newly naturalized American citizen takes a picture with her certificate of citizenship after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, NY, Friday, April 19, 2013. In 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services oversaw the naturalization of over 763,000 citizens, and over 84,000 in the New York District alone.

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens stand to take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens stand to take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens wait to take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens wait to take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens watch a video of U.S. President Obama after taking the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens watch a video of U.S. President Obama after taking the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Senate Hearing Puts Immigration Focus on Border Security Issue

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Newly naturalized American citizen Fayick Suleman, from Ghana, center, stands for a photograph his wife Hanadi Suleman, left, and their son Laeyth Suleman, 2, with his certificate of citizenship after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizen Fayick Suleman, from Ghana, center, stands for a photograph his wife Hanadi Suleman, left, and their son Laeyth Suleman, 2, with his certificate of citizenship after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Senate Hearing Puts Immigration Focus on Border Security Issue

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Newly naturalized American citizens take pictures with their certificates of citizenship after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens take pictures with their certificates of citizenship after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens attend a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens attend a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens watch a video of U.S. President Obama after taking the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens watch a video of U.S. President Obama after taking the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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U.S. Marine Kenrick Cacho, left, and newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. Marine Kenrick Cacho, left, and newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S. immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

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Newly naturalized American citizens stand to take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens stand to take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Views From A U.S. Naturalization Ceremony As Immigration Plan Critics Call Its Citizenship Path 'Amnesty'

Bloomberg

Newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Newly naturalized American citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 19, 2013. A Senate plan to rewrite U.S.
immigration law has stoked a years-old debate over allowing undocumented residents a chance to become citizens, a measure viewed by opponents as rewarding lawbreakers with 'amnesty' and undercutting American workers. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A newly naturalized American citizen takes a picture with her... Fotografía de noticiasAmérica del norte,Ceremonia de naturalización,Certificado,Ciudad de Nueva York,Ciudadano,Derecho,EE.UU.,Emigración e inmigración,Finanzas,Frontera,Gobierno,Horizontal,Inmigrante,Las Américas,Norte,Nuevo,Política,Sacar una foto,Senado de los Estados UnidosPhotographer BloombergCollection: Bloomberg 2013 BloombergA newly naturalized American citizen takes a picture with her certificate of citizenship after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, NY, Friday, April 19, 2013. In 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services oversaw the naturalization of over 763,000 citizens, and over 84,000 in the New York District alone.